The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura
Chapter 32
contrahit, tu patronos.' The pun is (_a_) bad and (_b_) untranslatable into reasonably good English. The literal meaning is 'Thallus contracts his hands, you collect advocates'.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura
contrahit, tu patronos.' The pun is (_a_) bad and (_b_) untranslatable into reasonably good English. The literal meaning is 'Thallus contracts his hands, you collect advocates'.